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Headline data

Target name By 2020, maintain the genetic diversity of seeds, cultivated plants and farmed and domesticated animals and their related wild species, including through soundly managed and diversified seed and plant banks at the national, regional and international levels, and promote access to and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge, as internationally agreed
Indicator name Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction
Global / Proxy indicator Proxy indicator
Description of indicator Total number of local animal breeds not at risk of extinction,Total number of local animal breeds at risk of extinction,Total number of local animal breeds at unknown risk of extinction
Unit (Number)
Available disaggregation The total number of local animal species not at risk of extinction,
The total number of local animal species at risk of extinction,
The total number of local animal species whose extinction risk level is unknown
Calculation Value of indicator refers to the number of genetic material preserved in medium and long term genetic material storage facilities sufficient to be able to reproduce in case the species becomes extinct.
Comparability Comparable over time.
Revision -
Other information The indicator value is the number of livestock breeds under medium and long-term protection.
Data source Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Data source link -
Data last updated -

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Target name

By 2020, maintain the genetic diversity of seeds, cultivated plants and farmed and domesticated animals and their related wild species, including through soundly managed and diversified seed and plant banks at the national, regional and international levels, and promote access to and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge, as internationally agreed

Indicator name

Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction

Designated tier

Tier II

Custodian agency

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Link to the global metadata of this indicator https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-02-05-02.pdf